The Government Ministry of Efficiency (DOGE) seems to have started quickly in the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Elon Musk, who runs Doge, has delivered a certain number of updates to his social media platform, X, Friday and weekend on what it takes to reduce public spending by billions of dollars per day.
He shared a DOGE position which showed a list of more than 100 “cancellations of contracts related to Dei” which led to more than a billion dollars “savings”.
Updated data on contract cancellations related to DEI with complete details: https://t.co/hebk62kqvn pic.twitter.com/kcpatigb3x
– Department of Government Effectiveness (@doge) January 31, 2025
Musk posted on the reduction of the federal deficit.
“The reduction of the federal deficit of $ 2T to $ 1 t $ during the financial year 2010 requires reducing an average of ~ $ 4 billion / day in projected expenses of 2026 of September 30,” said Musk in post D ‘origin. “This would always lead to a deficit of ~ 1 t $, but economic growth should be able to match this number, which would not mean any inflation in 2026. Super Big Deal.”
Reduction in the federal deficit of $ 2T to $ 1 t $ in the 2010 financial year requires reducing an average of around $ 4 billion / day to expense planned in 2026 of September 30.
This would always lead to a deficit of ~ 1 t $, but economic growth should be able to correspond to this number, which would not mean any inflation in …
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 31, 2025
He then responded to the original post with updates.
“I am carefully optimistic that we will reach the reduction of $ 4 billion / day FY2026 this weekend,” said Musk. He added in a second article: “None of this would be possible without the president @realdonaldtrump.”
None of this would be possible without president @Realdonaldtrump https://t.co/ogcwyxjaqb
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
With a third, Musk said: “Obviously, there will be extreme opposition from Grifters !! And they will give the impression that we reduce funding to save baby pandas when we really reduce funding for fraudsters, waste and terrorists … This is only possible because of the president @realdonaldtrump. »»
Obviously, there will be extreme opposition from Grifters !!
And they will give the impression that we delete funding to save baby pandas when we really reduce the funding of fraudsters, waste and terrorists 🤣🤣
This is only possible because of the president @Realdonaldtrump. https://t.co/ogcwyxjaqb
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
A Reuters report said that assistants in Musk have locked government workers from IT systems at the staff management office.
When asked if the report was true, and gave applause if it was, Musk replied with a smiling emoji “flashing face”.
😉
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
Luke Rosiak of the Daily Wire posted how the General Services Administration “returned” after a MP Musk “deleted huge bands of code dedicated to the signaling of virtue rather than a mission, like his` ` inclusion bot “which gave conferences.”
Musk said in response to Rosiak: “deleted”.
Deleted https://t.co/o0c9neqjcg
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
Rosiak has also published on how “Federal IT office @ 18F level, which to date has a transgender flag as a logo, also deleted where its manual of employees asked employees to explain what they look like At each meeting so that the blind can know if there was sufficient racial diversity. »»
Musk said in response: “The nightmare is over.”
The nightmare is finished https://t.co/ygihyysbq
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck posted on Doge and the Treasury department.
“The highest treasure manager David has Lebryk, resigned rather than complying with a request from @doge for access to the audit where they spent billions of dollars a year,” said Starbuck. “Why did career bureaucrats feared an audit of @elonmusk and @doge to see where we can save money?”
Musk said in response: “The @doge team discovered, among other things, that Treasury payments approval agents have always been invited to approve payments, even to fraudulent or known terrorist groups. They have literally never denied payment in all their careers. Not even once.
THE @DOGE The team discovered, among other things, that the approval agents of the treasury payments have always been invited to approve payments, even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups.
They have literally never denied payment in all their careers.
Not even once. https://t.co/kinogwdw4c
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
There were other articles on DOGE throughout the weekend.
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These are non -governmental organizations funded by the government – Living Oxymorons! https://t.co/qg49sud7fd
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
Live by decree, die by decree
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
😎 https://t.co/6eu2fa8hxi
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025
Doge will fix it
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025
Note
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025
@DOGE is on the war path. pic.twitter.com/hjrqtez3mz
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025
In one of his most viral comments of the weekend, Musk revealed a major weakness of the bureaucracy which he tries to shrink.
Very little in the bureaucracy really work on weekends, so it’s as if the opposing team left the field for 2 days!
Working on weekends is a superpower 😂 https://t.co/vgybk1njio
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
Big idea
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025
“Very little in the bureaucracy really work on weekends, so it’s as if the opposing team left the field for 2 days!” Working on weekends is a superpower, “he said.
Musk added later: “Doge works 120 hours a week. Our bureaucratic opponents work optimistic 40 hours a week. This is why they lose so quickly. »»
DOGE works 120 hours a week. Our bureaucratic opponents work optimistic 40 hours a week. This is why they lose so quickly. https://t.co/dxtrl5rj1k
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2025
Very little in the bureaucracy really work on weekends, so it’s as if the opposing team left the field for 2 days!
Working on weekends is a superpower 😂 https://t.co/vgybk1njio
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 1, 2025